Finally, a C7 is C (root), E (3rd), G (5th ... that travels from the intro's intimate chord picking through to the chugging distorted guitar chords and roaring vocals later on.

The most resonant dominant chord you can play on the guitar and very easy to play. This is the moveable variant of the open C7 shape. It’s important to ensure the open sixth string is muted with your ...

The most popular chord progression ... Typically, the chords follow a I-IV-V (one-four-five) sequence, which means they’re built on the first, fourth and fifth notes of the major scale. So in C you ...

In my previous column, I talked about how to devise rhythm guitar parts that ... which just sits on a C7 chord. I’d be more prone to play a bubbly single-note part such as Figure 3, which ...